Question

abdul purchased a cast for r 1260 including tex of 5% .find the price of the cast before vat was added

Answer 1

let the price be x.
a/q
x+5% of x =1260
x + 5/100 × x= 1260
x + x/20 =1260
20x+x/20 =1260
21x/20=1260
x= 1260×20/21
x =1200